Typographical machine



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 8. m

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

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APPL|CATION FILED NOV. 8,1919- 1,396,125, Patented Nov 8, 1921.

- 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4' EYJ a with a UNITED STATES DAVID S. KENNEDY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNOR 'IO MERGENTHALER LINO- TYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

Application filed November 8, 1919. Serial No. 336,582.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID S. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

his invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 436,532 to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the composed linetransferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returned through distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started. Moreparticularly, it relates to machines equipped plurality of magazines containing different matrix fonts, and any selected one of which may be brought into action at will.

In one class of such machines, the magazines are mounted in or carried by a so-called shift-frame, which is arranged to be moved upwardly and downwardly in the machine frame. to bring one or another of the magazines into cooperative relation to the assembling and distributing devices. In prior constructions, the location of the selected magazines in proper registration with the cooperating devices has been troublesome, not only because of the inherent difficulty of constructing the parts in the precise manner required, but also by reason of the wear and warpingof the parts in use, and

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facture of the and this without requiring workmanship in the manuvarious parts. The manner the assembling and distribin which this result is attained will be fully set forth in the detailed description to follow.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my improvements merely in preferred form and by way of example, and obviously many changes and variations may be made therein and in their mode of application which will still be comprised within the spirit .of my invention. Generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are specified .in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a linotype machine having my improvements embodied therein Fig. 2 is a similar view of the magazine structure, with the parts in one position;

Fig. 3 is a detail-view;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 2, but showing the parts in a different position;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

The matrices X are stored according to font in the superposed channeled magazine A, four of which are shown herein but of which a greater or less number might be employed if desired. The several magazines are mounted upon the separate base-frames A conjointly constituting a shift-frame, which is arranged to be moved upwardly and downwardly in the fixed machine frame to bring any selected one of the magazines into operative relation to the channeled assembler entrance B and the channeled magazine-entrance C, the latter leading from the distributer D. Each of the magazines A is provided with the matrix releasing escapements E, (Fig. 2), which, when the magazine is brought into operative position, are actuated through the medium of the pivoted levers E and E by the reeds E controlled in the usual way from the keyboard E. The magazine shiftframe (Fig. 1) is carried by the sliding plunger L which is raised and lowered within the sleeve 0 by screw-thread mechanism actuated through the connecting shaft bell crank lever F push rod F 9 and circular Swinging plate F, the latter being pivoted to the handle L which is slidably arranged in the wheel L. The spring F pulling rearwardly on one of the arms F acts to hold the parts in their normal condition. As a result of this construction, in shifting the magazines, the handle L is first pushed rearwardly against the action of the spring F 11 to draw the gagebars F forwardly clear of the alining lugs F 2 and the wheel L is then rotated to raise or lower the magazines to bring the selected one into operative position. In effecting this shifting operation, the selected magazine is brought to a level slightly above that it will eventually occupy (Fig. 2), whereupon the gage-bars F are immediately restored to active position by the spring The handle L is now operated to lower the magazines, which action brings the alining lugs F on the base-frame of the selected magazine into engagement with the gage pieces F (Fig. 4), thereby locating said magazine in proper transverse registration with the cooperating'parts as before mentioned.

hen one of the' upper magazines is brought into use, the alining lugs F on the base frames of' the underlying magazines would engage the gage-bars and prevent their return to active position, unless otherwise provided for. Hence, the gage bars F are formed in their rear edges with notches f which allow them to clear the alining lugs at such time, these notches being made considerably wider than thealining lugs so as not to interfere with the lowering of the magazines which takes place inibanking the operative magazine on the gage-bars. This lowering of the magazines, however, is limited by the engagement of the alining lugs on the lowermost base frame with the bottom walls of the particular notches wherein they are located (Fig. 4). In the foregoing arrangement, the operatorhas merely'to shift the magazines in the required direction until the gage-bars are snapped into active position by their actuating spring for cooperation with the selected magazine, and then to lower the ma azines until their downward movement is arrested, which operation automatically brings about the location of the operative magazine in proper transverse registration with the assembling and distributing devices. I

The means herein employed to secure the lateral registration of the operative magazine are in the form of a pair of gage blocks or abutments Gr supported in the fixed framework at opposite sides zines in position to engage the outer faces of the alining lugs F 2 at the forward ends of the base frames A These blocks are slidably arranged on. the lower walls of laterally extending inclosing notches G of the maga pendently in proper (Fig. 3) and are set and held in the required position therein by means of adjus ing screws G and clamping screws G, the former bearing against the outer edges of the blocks, and the latter passing through elongated slots formed therein. At their inner edges, the blocks are formed with alining surfaces G and with oppositely beveled surfaces leading thereto. Accordingly, when a selected magazine is brought into operative position, the alining lugs F at the lower end of its base frame A are automatically engaged with the gage-blocks 1-. whose beveled surfaces G adjust said frame edgewise toward the left or right. as the case may be, until the lining surfaces G become engaged with the outer faces of the alining lugs. which engagement of the parts determines the lateral registration of the magazine with the assembler entrance 3. Hence, any faulty construction of the parts, or any disarrangement thereof from other causes, will be taken care of my the gageblocks or abutments, which act automatically as the magazine is brought into operative position to locate it laterally in relation to the assembler entrance. A similar set of gagebloclrs G might be located at the upper end of the magazines to locate the selected one in proper lateral registration with the magazine-entrance C. Howeverginthe present instance, such lateral registration is insured by the plates 0 attached to the inner faces of the brackets (Fig. 5) and which guide the magazine shift frame in its vertical movements and prevent any lateral displacement thereof.

In the present embodiment, the location of the operative magazine in proper longitudinal position is effected by a pair of gage blocks or abutments H supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the azines in position 'to en age the forward faces of the alining lugs F as the individual magazines are brought into use. These blocks H (Fig. are slidably arranged in fore and aft'grcoves or guideways H wherein the blocks are confined by clamping screws H passing through elongated slots formed therein. The proper position of the gage-blocks is controlled and regulated by adjusting screws H bearing against the forward edges thereof. At their rear edges the blocks H are formed with alining surfaces H and beveled surfaces H so that as a selected magazine is shifted into position, the lower alining lugs F on its base frame are engaged with the beveled surfaces Hf which adjust the frame'endwise if need be until the forward faces of its alining lugs become engaged with the alining surfaces H of the gage-blocks. In this way, the selected magazine is located indewithin the shift-frame for cooperation with longitudinal position the assembler and magazine entrances, any irregularities or imperfections of the parts being entirely compensated for.

The removal of the individual magazines may be effected in any desired manner, such for instance as illustrated in the Rogers patent mentioned. However, in the present instance, an improved form of mechanism is employed for this purpose, such mechanism being carried by the shift-frame and acting by its operation to separate the base-frames from each other by swinging them relatively about their respective pivots. The mechanism herein illustrated comprises a handlever (l fixed to a transverse rock-shaft J journaled in the collar portion If of the sliding plunger L and provided at its opposite ends with arms 2 connected by links J to the uppermost base-frame A the links being pivoted to said base-frame by studs J Pivotally suspended from the studs J are lost motion devices or lifting links J, each formed with a pair of elongated slots J 0 wherein engage studs J projecting laterally from the twointermediate base-frames, the lower slots being somewhat longer than the upper slots. In effecting the-removal of the magazines, therefore, the hand-lever J is drawn forwardly from the position shown in Fig. 1, which movement of the leverthrough the connections described swings the three upper base-frames upwardly about their respective pivots A and spreads them apart, so that the desired magazine may be drawn forwardly from its base-frame and replaced by another containing a different matrix font. It will be obframes takes place progressively;

' ently served that, due to different extents of the slots J, the above separation of the base that is to say, the top base-frame is raised independby the initial movement of the handlever J to an extent sufficient to separate it from the underlying base frame, which then by the continued movement of the handlever is raised along with the top base-frame and separated from the next underlying base-frame, and the latter next lifted by the final movement of the hand-lever and separated from the lowermost base-frame. It will be understood of course that, before operating the hand-lever J, the shift-frame should be raised sufficiently to locate the magazine to be removed at such level that when the base-frames are separated, it will be raised above the assembler entrance B for withdrawal from the machine. It may also be noted that the connections between the hand-lever J and the respective baseframes are such as to permit said frames to be freely and independently adjusted in the manner before described.

As previously stated, I have shown my improvements only in preferred form and by way of example and as applied to a particular class of machine, but obviously many modifications, and alterations therein and in their mode of application will suggest them. selves to those skilled in the art without departure from the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows 1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines shiftable to bring one or another into operative relation to said channeled member, means for effecting such shifting of the magazines, and means arranged to cooperate with the selected magazine independently as it is brought into operative position and locate it in proper transverse registration with the cooperating channeled member. v

2. In typographical-machine, the combination of a channeled member, a shiftframe equipped with a plurality of channeled .magazines supported therein with a capacity for relative play in a facewise direction, means for moving the shift frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relationrto said channeled member, andmeans for adjusting the selected magazine facewise within the shift frame as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper transverse registration with the coiiperating channeled member. a i v 3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled assembler-entrance, a channeled magazine-entrance leading the distributer, an intermediate shift-frame equipped with'a plurality of channeled magazines, supported therein. with a capacity for relative play in a .facewise direction, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to the two entrances, and means for adjusting the; selected magazine bodily facewise within the shiftframe as it is from brought into operative position to locate it p in proper transverse registration with the assembler-entrance and magazine-entrance, respectively. I

a. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a shift-frame V with the cooperating channeled member.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines, separate baseframes whereon the magazines are mounted, means for connecting the base-frames together with a capacity for relative play in a facewise direction, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and means for adjusting the base-frame oi the selected magazine relatively to the other baseframes as said magazine is brought into operative positionto locate it in proper transverse registration with the cooperating channeled member.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines, separate base-frames whereon the magazines are mounted and each provided at one end and at opposite sides with a pair of laterally projecting alining lugs, means for connecting the baseframes together with a capacity for relative play in a facewise direction, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and a pair of transverse gage-bars supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the alining lugs on the base-frame of the selected magazine as the latter is brought into operative position and thus to adjust said magazine facewise and locate it in proper transverse registration with the cooperating channeled member.

7 In a typographical machine, the combination ofa channeled assembler-entrance, a channeled magazine-entrance leading from the distributer, a plurality of intermediate channeled magazines, separate base-frames whereon the magazines are mounted and eachformed at each end and at opposite sides with a pair of laterally projecting alining lugs, means for connecting, the base frames together with a capacity for relative play in a facewise direction, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to the two entrances, and two pairs of transverse gage-bars supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the alining lugs on the base-frame of the selected magazine as the latter is brought into operative position and thus to adjust said magazine facewise bodily and locate it in proper transverse registration with the assemblerentrance and magazine-entrance respectively.

8 In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines, separate base-frames whereon the magazines are mounted and each provided at one end and at opposite sides with a pair of laterally projecting alining lugs, means for connecting the baseframes together with a capacity for relative play in a facewise direction, means for shifting the'base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, a pair of transverse gage-bars supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the alining lugs on the base-frame of the selected magazine as the latter is brought into operative aosition and thus to adjust said magazine facewise and locate it in proper transverse registration with the cooperating channeled member, and means for moving the gagebars to and from active position, for the purpose described.

9. A structure as specified in claim 8, characterized by the fact that the gage-bars therein recited are formed in one edge with notches which enable them to clear the alining lugs on other base-frames as they are moved to active position for engagement with those on the base-frame of the selected magazine.

10. A structure as specified in claim 8, characterized by the factthat the gage-bars therein recited are supported at their lower ends upon plain alining surfaces of the fixed machine frame and have their upper ends arranged in position to engage the under sides of the alining lugs on the base frame of the selected magazine, whereby the adjustment of the latter is effected by banking the alining lugs of its base-frame upon said gagebars.

11. A structure as specified in claim 8, and characterized by the fact that the means therein recited for moving the gage-bars to and from active position are controlled by the magazine shifting means, so as to insure the proper coordination of the parts.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines shiftable to bring one or another into operative relation to said channeled member, means for effecting such shifting of the magazines, and means arranged to cooperate with the selected magazine independently as it s brought into operative position to locate it edgewi se in proper lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member.

13. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a shiftframe equipped with a plurality of channeled magazines supported thereln with a capacity for relative play in an edgewise direction, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and means for adjusting the selected magazine edgewise independently as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member 14. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurallty of' channeled magazines, separate baseframes whereon the magazines are mounted, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and means for adjusting the base-frame of the selected magazine edge- 'ise relatively to the others as said magazinc is brought into operative position to locate it in proper lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member.

15. In a typographical machine, the com-' bination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines, separate baseframes whereon the magazines are mounted, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and a pair of gage-blocks or abutments supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the base-frame of the selected magazine, "as the latter is brought into operative position and adjust said frame edgewise relatively to the others to locate the magazine thereon in proper lateral .registration with the cooperating channeled member.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of a'plurality of magazines shiftable to bring one or another thereof into operative position, means for effecting such shifting of the magazines, and means arranged to cooperate with the selected magazine independently as it is brought into operative position and locate it in proper longitudinal position for cooperation with the other elements of the machine.

1.7. In a typographical machine, the combination of a shift-frame equipped With a plurality of magazines supported therein with a capacity for relative play in an endwise direction, means for moving the shiftframe to bring one or another of themagazines into operative position, and means for adjusting the selected magazine endwise independently as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper longitudinal position within the shift frame for cooperation with the other elements of the machine. i

18. In a typographical machine,- the combination of a plurality of magazines, separate base-frames Whereon the magazines are. mounted, means for connecting the baseframes together with a capacity for relative play in an 'endwise direction, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and means for adjusting the base-frame of the selected magazine endwise relatively to the others as said magazine is brought into operative position to locate it in proper longitudinal position for cooperation th the other elements of the machine.

19. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, separate base-frames whereon the magazines are mounted, means for connecting the baseframes together with a capacity for relative play in an endwise direction, means for shifting the base-frames as a Whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, a pair of gage-blocks or abutments supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the base-frame of the selected magazine as the latter is brought into operative position and adjust said frame endwise relatively to the others to locate the magazine thereon in proper longitudinal position for cooperation with the other elements of the machine.

20. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeled magazines shiftable to bring one o 1 another into operative relation to said channeled member, means for effecting such shifting of the magazines, and devices arranged to cooperate with the selected magazine independently as it is brought into operative position and locate it both in proper transverse and lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member.

21. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a shiftframe equippedwith a plurality of channeled magazines supported therein With a capacity for relative play in facewise and edgewise directions, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and devicesfor adjusting the selected magazine both facewise and edgcwise independently as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper transverse and lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member,

22. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of channeledv magazines, separate basef ames whereon the magazines are mounted and each provided at one end and at opposite sides with a pair of laterally projecting alining lugs, means for connecting the baseframes together with a capacity for relative play in facewise and edge-Wise directions, means for shifting the base-frames as a whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said chan- 125 neled'member, and two sets of gage-devices supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite' sides of the magazines in position to engage the alining lugs on the base-frame of the selected magazine asthe latter is 0 brought into operative position and acting by said engagement to locate said magazme both in proper transverse and lateral registration with the cooperating channeled member.

23. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a plurality of magazines shiftable to bringone or another into operative position, means for eti'ecting such shifting of the magazines, and devices arranged to cooperate With the selected magazine independently as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper transverse, lateral and longitudinal relation to the other elements of the machine.

24. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled member, a shiftframe equipped with a plurality of channeled magazines supported therein with a capacity for relative play in facewise, edge-- Wise and endWise directions, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative relation to said channeled member, and devices for ad justing the selected magazine facewise, edge- Wise and endwise independently as it is brought into operative position to locate it in proper transverse, lateral and longitudinal relation to the other elements of the machine.

25. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of channeled magazines, separate base-frames Whereon the magazines are mounted and each provided at one end and at opposite sides With a pair of laterally projecting alining lugs, means for connecting the base-frames together with a capacity for relative play in facewise, edgewise and endWise directions, means. for shifting the base-frames as a Whole to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and three sets of gage-devices supported in the fixed machine frame at opposite sides of the magazines in position to engage the alining lugs on the base-frame of the selected magazine as it is brought into operative position, and acting by such engagement to adjust said frame facewise, edgeWise and endWise relatively to the other baseframes to locate the magazine thereon in proper transverse, lateral andlongitudinal relation to the other elements of the machine.

26. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, separate base-frames Whereon they are removably mounted, and mechanism for separating the base-frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand-lever, and connections therefrom to the base-frames arranged to effect the separating movements of said base-frames at successive stages in the operation of the hand lever.

27. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, separate base-frames Whereon they are removably mounted, and mechanism for separat ing the base-frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mech anism comprising a hand-lever connect-ed to one base-frame, and lost motion devices connecting said base-frame to another baseframe, whereby the operation of the handlever Will eflect the movements of the baseframes progressively to bring about their separation.

28. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a sl1iftframe therefor comprising separate base frames Whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shiftframe to bring one or another of the mag azines into operative position, and mechanism for separating the base-frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a handlever journaled in the shift-frame, and connections from said lever to the baseframes arranged to effect the separating movements of said base-frames at successive stages in the operation of the hand lever.

29. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a shiftframe therefor comprising separate baseframes Whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shiftframe to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and mechanism for separating the base-frames from each Other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a handlever journaled in the shift-frame and connected to one base-frame, and lost motion devices connecting said base-frame to another base-frame, whereby the operation of the hand-lever will effect the movements of the base-frames progressively to bring about their separation.

30. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, a shift-frame therefor comprising sep arate base-frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shift-frame vertically to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and mechanism for separating the basedrames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising the hand-lever J, the rock shaft J journaled in the shift-frame and connected by the arm J and link J to the uppermost baseframe, and the lifting link J 5 depending from the uppermost baseframe and formed with an elongated slot wherein engages a stud J 7 projecting laterally from an underlying base-frame.

31. In a typographical machine, the combination of three or more magazines, separate baseframes whereon the magazines are removably mounted, and mechanism acting by a single operation to separate the baseframes from each other at successive stages in the operation.

32. In a typographical machine, the combination of three or more magazines, a shiftframe therefor comprising separate baseframes Whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shiftframe to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and mechanism carried wholly by the shift-frame and acting by a single operation to separate the base-frames from each other.

33. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of channeled magazines, means for shifting the magazines to brlng one or another into operative position, a channeled member to cooperate with the selected magazine, and means whereby such selected magazine is self-positioned with reference to said channeled member when brought into operative position.

34:. In a typographical machine, the combination of a shift frame, equipped with a plurality of channeled magazines supported therein with a capacity for relative play, means for moving the shift frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, a channeled member .to cooperate with the selected magazine, and

means whereby such selected magazine is self-positioned with reference to said channeled member when brought into operative position.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature hereto.

DAVID S. KENNEDY.

n. s. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE APPLICATION FILED FEB; 24, 192'0.

Lil IITII Patented Nov. 921,

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